Miomantis sp.

[nickyp0]

i need some help my miomantis sp. ooth just hatched last night and did not exp. them to be so small. what do you feed them? i have FF's but they are way to big for them.

 

[LauraMG]

Are they mels or hydei?

 

[nickyp0]

they are D.hydei i need to get some mels, i also have flower beetles but they are to hard to eat.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

ff's should work but if not can you get some aphid's

rose bushs are often infested with them(aphids)

I've had nymphs eat things almost as big as themself's,can't hurt to try.

 

[nickyp0]

i thought about it does it matter if they are on milk weed?

 

[angelofdeathzz]

not sure, you may want to PM Rick on that one?

 

[LauraMG]

If you can't find anything wild, then I would try the mels and see if those are small enough for them. Good luck man

 

[Rick]

They eat mels.

 

[Andrew]

I wouldn't feed your mantids anything from a milkweed plant.

 

[Nepfreak]

milkweed sap is very sticky -- that's its defense against crawling insects!

It's also poisonous to many creatures and tastes bad too. So probably not good for mantids.